Picross Bonbon - Nonogram
- June 20, 2019
- Somer Games
- 130h median play time
Get on Steam160 sweet puzzles from the world over in Picross Bonbon!
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game provides a basic nonogram experience that can be enjoyable for fans of the genre.
- Completing puzzles reveals cute dessert-themed images, adding a lighthearted touch to the gameplay.
- Some players found it to be a decent time sink, keeping them engaged for hours.
- The game lacks essential features found in other nonogram games, such as the ability to cross off completed numbers and customize controls.
- It is criticized for its mobile port design, including microtransactions and a simplified interface that feels shallow for PC gamers.
- Many players reported frustrating gameplay mechanics, such as the inability to mark squares correctly and the need to guess in logic puzzles.
- graphics6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have been criticized for their low quality and lack of customization options, including the inability to change resolution or adjust settings. This has led to disappointment among PC gamers, who expect a higher standard of visual fidelity. Overall, the graphics are seen as subpar and not reflective of the capabilities typically associated with PC gaming.
“There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
“There's no way for gamers to try to improve the low quality graphics.”
“Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
- monetization6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The monetization model of the game relies heavily on in-app purchases, which has drawn criticism from users, particularly because it feels frustrating in a title they have already paid for. Many reviewers note that the presence of microtransactions to unlock features and levels is indicative of a mobile port, detracting from the overall experience.
“This in-app purchase model is common in mobile games but frustrating in games I already paid for.”
“Microtransactions to use features.”
“This is clearly a mobile port, complete with microtransactions to unlock levels sooner if you clear the beginner things too fast.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay in Picross Bonbon is criticized for its lack of a helpful interface, which does not indicate correct placements or completed rows and columns, making it feel akin to solving nonograms on paper. Additionally, players find it frustrating that some puzzles require guessing or hints, detracting from the overall experience.
“For better or worse (I say worse), the puzzle gameplay in Picross Bonbon is the closest to what I imagine playing a nonogram in a book or newspaper would be like: the interface doesn't tell you whether you've put the marks in the correct place, nor does it tell you whether you've completed a row or column correctly.”
“However, the biggest, most egregious foul in the nonogram gameplay to my mind is that you will eventually reach puzzles where you have to guess (or use a hint).”
“But I could overlook those if the gameplay interface was better.”
